Lots Happening Through-out Canada
There will be multiple record conventions and comicons this weekend from coast to coast:
The Winnipeg Comicon will be all weekend from October 30th to November 1st, 2026 at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg and ticket information can be found by clicking here.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are 10593 and 10586, which are serviced by Routes D14 and D15 on Winnipeg Transit.
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The Vinyl in the Valley Spooktacular Music Collector Show will be held at the Vernon Lodge from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, October 31st, 2026. And admission will be $5 cash at the door and kids 12 and under get in for free.
The venue is a minute walk away from the “Downtown Exchange“, which is serviced by multiple routes on Vernon Regional Transit.
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The Penti-Con Pop Art Culture Festival will be held on both the 31st of October and 1st of November, 2026 at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre and ticket information can be found by clicking here.
The venue is serviced by multiple routes on South Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Transit via bus stop number 146171 and 146172.
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The Moncton Pokekon-Fest will be at the Moncton Coliseum on October 31st, 2026 from 10am to 5pm and admission will be $20 or free for kids 12 and under.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are M6004 (Route 50) and T5018 (Route 60) on Codiac Transpo.
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The Fraser Valley Record Fair will be hosted by the Chilliwack Drill Hall on November 1st, 2026 from 10am to 4pm and admission will be $3 at the door.
The nearest bus stop to the venue is bus stop number 108183, which is serviced by Route 53 on Chilliwack Transit.
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Recordfair NL will again be held at the St. Johns Farmer’s Market on November 1st, 2026 from 10am to 4pm and admission will be $2 at the door.
The nearest bus stops to the venue, stop number 2780 and 3080 are serviced by Route 12 on Metrobus. And Route 10 does also stop at stop number 2780.
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The St.Catharines Record Show will be held at the Grantham Optimist Youth Centre from 10:30am to 4pm on Sunday, the 1st of November, 2026. And admission is $5 cash.
Microtransit on Niagara Transit Plus is available to reach the venue in the STC North Zone on Sundays.
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The Sarnia Record Show will be held at the Sarnia Legion on Sunday, November 1st, 2016 from 11am to 4pm. And admission is a $2 donation to the Legion.
The venue is a 6-minute walk from the Downtown Terminal, which is serviced by multiple routes on Sarnia Transit.
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Please note that cash is preferred at these events. Enjoy.
Record Conventions Galore & More
There will be a lot of record conventions and the odd comic book convention, all of which will be in the province of Ontario except for the Montreal Plateau Record Show.
The Foire Aux Vinyle Plateau, a.k.a Montreal Plateau Show, will be held at it’s usual venue, the Église Saint-Denis, via the side entrance at 5075 rue Rivard, from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, the 24th of October. And admission is either $5 or $10 for early entry at 9am.
The venue is next to the Édicule B of the station de Métro Laurier, on the Orange Line.
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The Perth ComiCon will also be held on Saturday, October 24th, 2026 but from 10am to 3pm at the Perth Lions Club. And admission will be $5 online or $10 at the door with kids under 12 getting in for free.
This venue is not serviced by public transit but the venue is a six minute taxi ride south from the community’s Rider Express bus stop.
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The Simcoe Record Show will also be held from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, the 24th of October, 2026 but at the Simcoe Legion . And admission will be a $2 donation to the Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge.
Unfortunately there is no public transit service to this community on weekends.
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The Brockville Comicon will be hosted by the Brockville Memorial Civic Center on Sunday, October 25th, 2026 from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 online or $10 at the venue with kids 12 and under getting in for free with paid adult admission.
This venue is not serviced by public transit on Sundays but it is a seven minute taxi drive north-east of the Megabus stop for this community and ten minute drive north of Brockville’s Via Rail station.
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The Toronto Downtown Record Show will be held at the Tranzac Club from noon to 4pm on Sunday, the 25th of October, 2026.. And general admission will be $7 cash or $20 for early admission at 10am.
This venue is a 5 minute walk west of the Spadina Subway Station on the TTC, via the Walmer Road Entrance.
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The Capital Comic Book Convention will again be hosted by the RA Center, this time from 11am to 4pm on Sunday, October 25th, 2026. And general admission will be $8 cash at the door with kids under 12 getting in for free (or VIP for $12 online including early entry at 10am).
This venue is serviced by multiple bus routes on OC Transpo via the Transitway, with bus stops 1152 and 1567.
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The London Record Show will be held at the lower level of the Centennial Hall on Sunday, the 25th of October 2026, from 11am to 4pm. And admission will be $5.
The venue is serviced by multiple routes on London Transit via multiple bus stops, some across Victoria Park. But the nearest bus stops to the venue are 535 and 1936, which are serviced by Route 1.
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The Waterloo Record Swap and Sale will be hosted by the Waterloo Legion from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, October 25th, 2026. And admission will be $2 or free with a donation to the local food bank.
The venue is serviced by Route 202 on Grand River Transit from two bus stops on University Ave. E, stop numbers 2788 and 2832, which are a six minute walk south of the venue.
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And finally, the Kingston Symphony Fall Vinyl Sale will occur on four days at the organization’s warehouse, from the 22nd to the 25th of October, 2026.
This free event will be held at various hours, which are listed on the above-linked official blog entry. And unfortunately the venue is inaccessible via the bus stops at Kingston Centre and on nearby Princess Drive, a No Trespassing sign restricting access to that street’s public transit services on Mooallim Place.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these venues. Enjoy.
Video Store Day
Today is the 16th Video Store Day, and like Record Store Day it celebrates the independent retailers in Canada and the United States, with one or two international retailers thrown in.
The list of Canadian participants is short but will likely expand as more and more retailers join:
- Bay Street Video (Toronto)
- Le Cinoche Club Video (Montreal)
- Eyesore Cinema (Toronto)
- Odyssey Records and Cinema (Toronto)
- Rough Cut Video (Calgary)
- The Lobby (Edmonton)
- The Odds & Sods Shoppe (Ottawa)
- Cafe Victor Victor Victor (Montréal)
Independent retailers provide access to films that may not be available from the usual retailers, including foreign releases, so you might want to pop in one of these stored today.
This Weekend’s Events
There will be three record conventions and three comicons this weekend in Ontario.
The Ottawa Record Fair will be hosted by the Carleton-Dominion Chalmers Center on Saturday, the 17th of October from 10am to 4pm. And admission will be $10 for early entry at 10AM and $5 for General Admission entry at 11AM.
The nearest bus stops from the venue are one street west, on Bank street, and are serviced by Bus Routes 6, 7 and 11 on OC Transpo. The bus stop numbers are 1902 and 2487.
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PokeKon Fest will be held from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, October 17th, 2026 at the Orillia Square Mall and admission will be $20 for adults with free admission for kids 11 and under, one per adult ticket purchase (and $10 per additional kid 11 and under).
The mall’s bus shelter is located in the mall parking lot, near the No Frills, and is serviced by the North route on Orillia Transit.
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The Stratford Record Show is a free event that will be held from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, the 17th of October, 2026 at the ANAF Unit 261 Hall.
Bus stop 1027 is located at the venue and is serviced by On-Demand Transit at Stratford Transit.
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The North Bay ComiCon will also be held on Saturday, October 17th, 2026 but from 10am to 4pm at the Best Western North Bay Hotel and Conference Center and admission will be $5 with kids 12 and under getting in for free.
The venue is serviced by Route 4 on North Bay Transit from two bus stops (northbound/southbound).
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The Newmarket Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will be hosted by the Newmarket Legion on Sunday, the 18th of October, 2026 from 10am to 3pm. And admission will be $5 cash.
York Region Transit operates two bus stops at the end of Muriel Street, bus stop numbers 2060 and 2074, which are serviced by Route 56. The Newmarket Go Nation is also a five-minute taxi drive away.
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The Gravenhurst Comicon will also be held on Sunday, October 18th, 2026 but at the Gravenhurst High School from 10am to 3pm. And admission will be $5 online, $10 at the venue and free for kids 12 and under with paid adult admission.
The venue is a 6-minute walk west of the Ontario Northland bus stop for the community.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.
This Weekend: Comicon De Quebec
There will be one major event this weekend, the Comicon De Quebec at the Centre de Congres De Quebec from October 9th to the 11th, 2026. And ticket prices vary, depending on the day(s) and/or event(s) one attends. (click here for information).
There are major bus stops next to this venue because it on a major corridor and near the Parliamentary Buildings of the province, bus stop 1517 being the closest operating stop. But it appears that there are some detours due to construction in the area so you will probably want to consult the RTC’s official site.
Cash may be preferred at this event so you may want to note that there is a Desjardins ATM in the complex and Scotiabank, National Bank and TD ATMs a 12 minute walk south-west of the venue, behind the Grand Théâtre de Québec. And yes, this is a predominantly francophone event so it’ll give you a chance to brush up on your French. 🙂
Enjoy.
Coast to Coast Events This Weekend
There will be four record conventions this weekend, in New Brunswick, Ontario and British Columbia. And two comicons in Ontario.
The Fall Edition of the 2026 Record Expo will be held at the Coverdale Rec Center on Saturday, October 23rd, 2026, from 10am to 5pm, and admission will be $5.
The nearest bus stop to the venue is T8515, which is serviced by bus route 85 on Codiac Transit.
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The St. Thomas Comicon will be hosted by the St. Thomas-Elgin Memorial Centre on Saturday, the 3rd of October, 2026 from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 online or $10 at the door, with kids under 12 getting in for free. And a $30 VIP package is available.
The venue has a bus stop at Chester & Wilson, Parkway 410, which is serviced by Route 4 on Railway City Motion.
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The Fort Erie Record Show will be held at Sessions on the River on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 from 10am to 3pm and admission will be free.
The venue is service by Route 751 on Niagara Region Transit via a bus stop at the corner of Niagara Blvd and Forsythe St.
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The Guelph Record & CD Show will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion from 10:30am to 4pm on Sunday, October 4th 2026 and admission will either be $5 or $20 for early admission at 9am.
An on demand service may be available from Guelph Transit for Bus Stop 5811 on Sundays. Please contact this company for additional information.
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The Aurora Comicon will be held at the Aurora Royal Canadian Legion on Sunday, the 4th of October, 2006 from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 online or $10 at the door, with kids under 12 getting in for free.
The venue is a 7 minute walk north from bus stop numbers 1746 and 1758, which is serviced by multiple routes on York Region Transit.
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The Records and Vinyl Show at the Vancouver Flea Market will be held from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, October 4th, 2026 and admission will be $5.
The venue is an 11 minute walk east of the Main Street-Science World skytrain station and Pacific Central train station. And there are two bus stops next to the venue (westbound/eastbound), serviced by Route 22 on Translink.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.